i live on a brand new street and we are have bbq with our neighbors. our st has 5 brand new houses and 3 off them are occupied. our neighbors are so fun. so i am making ribs again. they were such a hit when i did them last time. i had to do them again. i really wanted to make a brisket but it got voted down. my wife does not eat beef. also we are making margaritas. for fathers day i got the margaritiaville frozen drink maker. i highly recommend getting it.

this time i making 6 racks of babyback ribs and 1 rack on pork spareribs. al;so making shrimp...one neighbor doesn't eat meat...go figure she eats bacon but thats it??????? who knows... feeding 8 adults..kids are eating hot dogs and chicken nuggets..

my wife and i were at the beach yesterday, Long Branch, such a nice day....anyway a group of families next to us, ask the kids if they want a frankfurter? and the kids say whats that? do kids not know what a frankfurter is?

Sounds fun. It's always nice when you have cool neighbors. The house right next to mine is for sale... been empty a few months now. I always worry that some Militant Vegans will be moving in - if so, they will be hating life for sure! Now don't get me wrong... grilled vegies are great and all, but they belong right next to or on top of some smoked MEAT

Let us know how things went! And snap some pics if you get a chance...

EZ,

Here's another Jersey man wishing you good luck with your outing!

Seven racks are just perfect for that size party, though if I were there you'd come up short!
I had a gathering for a party of about 14 a couple of weeks ago, cooked up six racks plus about 1-1/2 dozen chicken drumsticks, four dozen roasted clams and all kinds of sides. My daughter had bar tended summers while in college, and plied her skills at this party - her margaritas were a big hit (along with iced coladas and daiquiris)! We had a great evening, my thoughts are that nothing beats ribs for these summer bashes! See here for my post on our party: http://www.bbqsource-forums.com/invboard/i...ost&p=31882

Frankfurters. Hmmmmm, most kids from the Jersey Shore should know that name, it's very prominent on most boardwalk vendor signs. Maybe they were "bennies" (out of town tourists)...

You are so right on the weather - the Shore couldn't ask for nicer days for this final weekend of the summer! I haven't been up to Long Branch for a couple of years. Did they ever finish the rehabilitation of the Boardwalk and Park? A friend plays lead guitar in a band that performs up there for a charity event on the boardwalk (President's Park) and has been urging me to try and spend a day up there. Perhaps next summer, this one was a bit tight with family health problems and too much work...

Good luck today - will you have time for a few photos?

Mike